Question

Read the given statements and conclusions carefully. Assuming that the information given in the statements is true, even if it appears to be at variance with commonly known facts, decide which of the given conclusions logically follow(s) from the statements.

Statements:

a. No cup is a book.

b. Apple is a cup.

Conclusions:

I. Apple is not a book.

II. Apple may or may not be a book.

1. Only conclusion II follows.
2. Only conclusion I follows.
3. Both conclusions I and II follow.
4. Neither conclusion I nor II follows.

Answer 1

Correct Answer - Option 2 : Only conclusion I follows.

I. Apple is not a book. → True (As, No cup is a book and Apple is a cup)

II. Apple may or may not be a book. → False (It cannot be concluded from the given statements)

Hence, only conclusion I follows.